This is a quick small town country/cowboy romance between Emmy and her older brother’s best friend when she moves back to her hometown after a riding accident.
Category: staff recs
“A Fine Romance: Falling in Love with the English Countryside” by Susan Branch
Who doesn’t love photos of beautiful flowers and cottages?
“The Blue House” by Phoebe Wahl
Leo and his dad are forced to move out of their beloved neighborhood when the cranes come to knock it down.
“Fourth Wing” by Rebecca Yarros
If you like easy-to-read, immersive stories that give you 2014 nostalgia with trials and tests as well as great worldbuilding, this one is for you.
“Next of Kin” by Hannah Bonam-Young
An easy, flowing read that shows the struggles of adoption and the foster system and how important family is.
“Dewey” by Vicki Myron
A true biography of a library cat and those who loved him.
“Check & Mate” by Ali Hazelwood
An effortless and delightful young adult read about an older sibling taking on a lot of financial struggles for her family by playing in a chess tournament.
“Educated” by Tara Westover
Westover recounts overcoming her survivalist Mormon family in order to go to college, and emphasizes the importance of education in enlarging her world.
“Romancing Mister Bridgerton” by Julia Quinn
This spicy regency historical romance from the Bridgerton series follows Penelope and Colin as they start to become something more than friends.
“Bellweather Rhapsody” by Kate Racculia
All the brightest music students in the state are snowed in at a (possibly) haunted hotel, where a mysterious wedding-night murder occurred 15 years ago.